Christmas in Cologne

Hey everyone! Last weekend, we were transported into a Christmas fairy-tale while visiting Germany. It was a weekend filled with good company, beautiful Christmas lights, live music, food & laughter. To begin, we were lucky enough to meet up with one of our friends from college (Chris) who flew from Malta to meet us for […]

Je suis Paris

Hello everybody! Two weekends ago Amanda and I were able to travel to Paris, France, or as Amanda kept reminding me, the city of love! Unfortunately, as you may have realized, Paris was just one week removed from a brutal terrorist attack and the city was on high alert (as were Amanda and myself). Fortunately, […]

Palace of Versailles

Hi everyone, Last weekend, Mark and I were lucky enough to visit Paris for the weekend. Despite the chilly temperatures and short amount of time we had, we were determined to see as much as we possibly could! On Saturday morning, we woke up early and caught a train to Versailles (about 30 minutes outside […]

Sunday in Jerez

Hey everyone! Last Sunday, Mark and I were able to take a day trip to meet up in the beautiful city of Jerez. We were lucky enough to have perfect, sunny weather and spent most of our day exploring and eating tapas! Jerez is a popular city in the province of Cadiz that is known […]

Real Alcazar

Hello everybody! A little over a week ago my brother, Matt, was able to visit Amanda and me in Spain and it turned out to be an awesome weekend. We already shared our visit to the Sevilla Cathedral but that was not the only place we adventured to.  Another highlight of the weekend was our […]

Exploring Cadiz for the Weekend

Hey everyone! I’m sorry if I worried anyone with my last blog post, but I want you to know that I am doing much better! I’ve even made a few new friends (: lucky me! Everyone goes through a rough two weeks when first moving abroad and I wanted to share what it was like […]

Barcelona

Hey everyone! I am currently sitting in my hostel recovering from a busy past few days in the beautiful city of Barcelona! What can I say about this lively and international city? It has good food, fun people and the best art. The one thing that stood out most to me on this trip was […]